Cochrane · systematic review · CD015328
Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years old
Spiga, F, Davies, AL, Tomlinson, E, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2024 · Cochrane Library
Public HealthAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
21
current version
GRADE rated
21
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 4.8%Low 13 · 61.9%Moderate 7 · 33.3%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Dietary interventions versus control
Population: children aged 5 to 11 years
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
BMI short‐term (12 weeks from baseline to < 9 months) Dietary interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 2107 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
BMI medium‐term (9 months to < 15 months) Dietary interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 9 studies · 6815 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
BMI long‐term (> 15 months) Dietary interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 945 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
zBMI short‐term (12 weeks from baseline to < 9 months) Dietary interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 3695 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
zBMI medium‐term (9 months to < 15 months) Dietary interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 9 studies · 7048 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
zBMI long‐term (> 15 months) Dietary interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 5285 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Serious adverse events Dietary interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 1913 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Activity interventions versus control
Population: children aged 5 to 11 years
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
BMI short‐term (12 weeks from baseline to < 9 months) Activity interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 14 studies · 4069 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
BMI medium‐term (9 months to < 15 months) Activity interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 16 studies · 21286 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
BMI long‐term (> 15 months) Activity interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 8302 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
zBMI short‐term (12 weeks from baseline to < 9 months) Activity interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 3580 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
zBMI medium‐term (9 months to < 15 months) Activity interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 13 studies · 20600 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
zBMI long‐term (> 15 months) Activity interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 6940 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Serious adverse events Activity interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 11 studies · 21278 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Dietary and activity interventions versus control
Population: children aged 5 to 11 years
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
BMI short‐term (12 weeks from baseline to < 9 months) Dietary and activity interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 27 studies · 16066 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |
BMI medium‐term (9 months to < 15 months) Dietary and activity interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 21 studies · 17547 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |
BMI long‐term (> 15 months) Dietary and activity interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 16 studies · 22098 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |
zBMI short‐term (12 weeks from baseline to < 9 months) Dietary and activity interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 26 studies · 12784 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |
zBMI medium‐term (9 months to < 15 months) Dietary and activity interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 24 studies · 20998 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |
zBMI long‐term (> 15 months) Dietary and activity interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 22 studies · 23594 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |
Serious adverse events Dietary and activity interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 19 studies · 27882 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |